THE Electoral Commission of Zambia has set December 20, 2024, for the National Assembly by-election in Kawambwa constituency. ECZ Senior Corporate Officer Sylvia Bwalya says the by-election was necessitated by the conviction of the incumbent Kawambwa PF member of parliament, Nickson Chilangwa. Lunte PF MP Mutotwe Kafwaya, however, says the ECZ will cause conflict in the country if it proceeds with the by-election, claiming that there is a stay on elections in Kawambwa constituency. But Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti told Kafwaya that if he had been following the happenings in the media and in court, he would know that the court processes had been concluded. In July this year, the Kawambwa Magistrates’ Court convicted and sentenced Chilangwa...

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